Car Wall
Car Wall in North Carolina has 8 routes across 5 grades in mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 8 routes
- 5.8+ – 5.11-
- Mixed · Sport · Trad
Best time to visit Car Wall
Best months: February–May and September–December. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
53° / 32°
10 wet
Feb
58° / 36°
10 wet
Mar
65° / 42°
11 wet
Apr
74° / 50°
10 wet
May
81° / 58°
11 wet
Jun
88° / 67°
12 wet
Jul
91° / 70°
13 wet
Aug
89° / 69°
11 wet
Sep
83° / 63°
10 wet
Oct
74° / 51°
9 wet
Nov
64° / 41°
9 wet
Dec
56° / 36°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gastonia Muni Ap, NC, 7.2 mi away at 797 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Car Wall is a climbing area in North Carolina, about a mile from the town of Mountain View. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots and trails, with Two Pitch Wall, The Fortress and Boulders all within about a tenth of a mile, and the Backside Trail just as close. The climbing here is mixed, with six routes listed as mixed, one as sport and one as trad. The grades run from 5.8+ up to 5.11-, with the median around 5.10. Among the named routes are Drive On, a trad climb at 5.8+, and Scorched Earth Defenses, a mixed route at 5.10d. Diesel is the sport route at 5.11-. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Gastonia show October highs around 74°F with lows near 51°F, and April is similar at about 74°F by day and 50°F at night. That station sits roughly 700 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. For a change from climbing, the Rocktop Trail and Tower Trail are both about half a mile away. Paddlers can head to Long Creek, about 5 miles off, or South Fork Crowders Creek across the state line in South Carolina.
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